The New York Observer Politicker: Bill Richardson on Rock-Star Status, Rudy, Foreign Intervention

"Well, I can't compete Senator Clinton and Obama. I don't think anyone can," he said during a round-table with reporters after he spoke at the National Action Network this afternoon in midtown. "But I don't believe money or rock-star status is going to win this election."

He added, "I don't want to surface to the top right now. This race is 10 months away. All of you are obsessed with these numbers. On fund-raising, I did respectably well. Any other year, without these rock-star fund-raising figures, my figure would have been considered impressive. Now, it's just respectable."